‘Community culture’ created to address wellbeing in the workplace

Wellbeing in the workplace has rapidly become part of our everyday conversations and with companies competing to recruit and retain the best workforces, this is no longer reserved for the annual away day or the obligatory workstation assessment.

Wellbeing is an integral part of company culture and can not only lead to a happier team but can increase productivity, reduce employee turnover and contribute to an all-round more stable organisation.

Programmes that offer both leisure and business activities are in increasing demand, but for start-ups and SMEs this often comes last on the list due to time and budgetary constraints.

At Number One, Kirkstall Forge employee engagement is high on its agenda. With a dedicated in-house Kirkstall Forge Life team, tenants benefit from a multitude of added extras which are helping to set the location apart from its competitors, building an engaged and diverse array of businesses as long term tenants. Following the trends towards more flexible and collaborative working environments, business owners are expecting more. Aside from a well-designed and functional office, they are driven to consider what else is on offer. Can their office provider do enough to attract and inspire their employees?  

Emma Clarkson, Placemaking Manager at Kirkstall Forge said: “Number One was conceived as a product that doesn’t currently exist in the market, and it was important to create not only a state of the art and beautiful working environment, but a strong and thriving community culture.

“Kirkstall Forge Life has helped to realise this, and as we launch Forge Studios, our Let Ready and fully fitted-out office product designed specifically with smaller businesses in mind, Kirkstall Forge Life will become even more important. We are able to offer everything from free cycle hire and boot camps to seasonal socials and business targeted events to the workforces of all our tenants, no matter the size of the company, offering a programme of wellbeing and engagement activities.”

It all starts with the design, the double height reception at Number One, Kirkstall Forge maximises the natural light, spectacular views of the river frontage and surrounding protected woodland. The stairwells are flooded with daylight and internal landscaping throughout whilst the riverside setting and green space are proven to reduce stress, blood pressure levels, heart rates and increase productivity. In fact, the office building was this year’s recipient of Property Week’s national Property Wellbeing award beating several London developments before taking the prestigious British Council of Offices national and regional award for Best Commercial Workplace.

As well as being part of an award-winning office building, the work residents of Forge Studios and this modern urban community are able to take full advantage of the gold standard free cycle scheme offered at Kirkstall Forge. There is a clear advantage to being able to move into a beautiful office space with all the wider amenities of Number One, from the informal break out spaces and freshly made food and drink at Butler’s, to the easy to hire and fully equipped meeting rooms, the impressive expanse of green space and riverside walks literally on the doorstep and then to add to that a wellbeing and lifestyle programme that is both well thought out and engaging, Forge Studios really can place itself top of the list of workspaces that offer more. Perhaps in fact, the most…

Want to see how Forge Studios at Number One, Kirkstall Forge can work for your employees? Why not book a visit to see for yourself the fantastic amenities set within beautiful green space and just six minutes from the city centre? Get in touch with our team at info@kirkstallforge.com or find out more https://www.kirkstallforge.com/plot/forge-studios/.

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